Many important figures of the international graphic design scene
expressed their appreciation for the week’s programme, for the warm
welcoming and for the organization, curated by AIAP and Icograda thanks
to the precious support provided by the Pavia-based Echo studio.

For AIAP the occasion was a confirmation of the Association’s
dimensions, of its’ present state of maturity and also of its’ capacity
in proposing discussion themes on an international level. A further
demonstration lies in the fact that during the event Mario Piazza, who
has been AIAP’s president for 14 years, was assigned the prestigious Icograda Achievement Award.

Icograda Design Week was created, directed and organized by Aiap
e Icograda, and was curated by Cristina Chiappini, the AIAP
vice-president. Amongst the speakers were some of the most important
international authorities from the many sectors of visual
communication: branding, advertising, graphic design, web design,
interactive design, type design, animation, illustration, new media art.

AIAP would like to thank all those who participated to the
Icograda Design Week Torino 2008 events and all who made the event
possible, and therefore: all media partners supporting the diffusion and promotion of the event: Baseline,
Colors, d[x]i, étapes, Form, Graphicus, Internazionale, Items, Next
Mag, Novum, +design, Progetto Grafico, SocialDesignZine, Yo-yoll,
Artlab, FF3300.

The technical sponsors: CTS Grafica (for the printing of the Multiverso programme and posters), Grafix (for the implementation and printing of the exhibitions "Multiverso" e "Italic 2.0"), Mino Freda Sound Design and Fedrigoni, the Italian Netherlands Embassy, Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar who offered the catering during the conference, Abu Dhabi Miracle Publishing who hosted the Multiverso party, Coop for the delegates’ bags.

A special thanking goes to the Turin Polytechnic, which helped AIAP and Icograda in the event’s organization.